Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hongshan Au-Cu Deposit, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 144035
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144035.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hongshan Au-Cu Deposit, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper
Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Römerite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Voltaite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprocopiapite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Krausite ()*	Kröhnkite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metasideronatrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Parabutlerite ()*
Paracoquimbite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhomboclase ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Voltaite ()*
Yavapaiite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper
Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Melanterite Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Roselite Rutile Römerite
Sphalerite Spinel Voltaite

46 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cuprocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	12
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	41
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Krausite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·H₂O	21
Kröhnkite ()*	Roselite	Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	27
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Metasideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	28
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Parabutlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	23
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	53
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	111
Yavapaiite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂	8

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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